Comments on: Oh! Canada! http://www.hbook.com/2011/10/blogs/out-of-the-box/oh-canada/ Publications about books for children and young adults Tue, 14 May 2013 17:58:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Building Insulation System http://www.hbook.com/2011/10/blogs/out-of-the-box/oh-canada/#comment-15071 Building Insulation System Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:58:34 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6384#comment-15071 <strong>Do you get it...</strong> After rubbing my head in wonder I have committed to get help in understanding this story.... Do you get it…

After rubbing my head in wonder I have committed to get help in understanding this story….

]]> By: Marthe Jocelyn http://www.hbook.com/2011/10/blogs/out-of-the-box/oh-canada/#comment-12031 Marthe Jocelyn Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:57:03 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6384#comment-12031 I didn't feel you were mocking Canada, or belittling it, merely not actually seeing it. The image of Canada most common in the States is based on some historical moment when we had a smart and sexy Prime Minister (Pierre Trudeau), when we happily welcomed draft dodgers along with millions of other immigrants, and when our health care system was actually working. That was a long, long time ago. It is hard to find Americans who have even visited Canada, let alone have a realistic knowledge about our politics (quick, who is our leader?), our weather, our capital cities, or our arts (though quite possibly our fiction writers are our widest-known ambassadors). I don't mean to whine, but occasionally I get nettled by the... yes, Opposing Viewpoints between what exists within the country and the casual assumptions of the self-absorbed neighbours to the south. I didn’t feel you were mocking Canada, or belittling it, merely not actually seeing it. The image of Canada most common in the States is based on some historical moment when we had a smart and sexy Prime Minister (Pierre Trudeau), when we happily welcomed draft dodgers along with millions of other immigrants, and when our health care system was actually working. That was a long, long time ago. It is hard to find Americans who have even visited Canada, let alone have a realistic knowledge about our politics (quick, who is our leader?), our weather, our capital cities, or our arts (though quite possibly our fiction writers are our widest-known ambassadors). I don’t mean to whine, but occasionally I get nettled by the… yes, Opposing Viewpoints between what exists within the country and the casual assumptions of the self-absorbed neighbours to the south.

]]> By: Elissa http://www.hbook.com/2011/10/blogs/out-of-the-box/oh-canada/#comment-12021 Elissa Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:53:59 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6384#comment-12021 Hi Marthe, Apologies -- my comments weren't intended to feed into the "isn't Canada hilarious?" ethos; in many ways, I find that Canada kicks ass (so... what's the Opposing Viewpoint? Canada stinks?). To me, context is what's funny here. These (generally rather histrionic) series entries usually focus on specific social issues, so the subject matter seemed out of place here. Hi Marthe,
Apologies — my comments weren’t intended to feed into the “isn’t Canada hilarious?” ethos; in many ways, I find that Canada kicks ass (so… what’s the Opposing Viewpoint? Canada stinks?). To me, context is what’s funny here. These (generally rather histrionic) series entries usually focus on specific social issues, so the subject matter seemed out of place here.

]]> By: Marthe Jocelyn http://www.hbook.com/2011/10/blogs/out-of-the-box/oh-canada/#comment-12020 Marthe Jocelyn Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:30:53 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6384#comment-12020 Hmmm, at the risk of sounding un-Canadian (ie. opinionated), I'd like to suggest that your remark is Very American (ie. dismissive of the reality of an enormous country churning with daily controversy just north of the border). The chasm between the American perception of Canada and the Canadian perception of themselves - or of the United States - is about as opposing a viewpoint as could be imagined... Hmmm,
at the risk of sounding un-Canadian (ie. opinionated), I’d like to suggest that your remark is Very American (ie. dismissive of the reality of an enormous country churning with daily controversy just north of the border). The chasm between the American perception of Canada and the Canadian perception of themselves – or of the United States – is about as opposing a viewpoint as could be imagined…

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